South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-24

! ports that negroes near thero have
formed secret organization to de-
mand dollar . day FOR farm~ork
and threaten murder. Il necessary. TO
accomplish their ends. They are ar.
CANNED under the guise OF Knights
OF Labor. An agitator named Hoov-
er, Who Was recently shot near War
renson, Ga. Was the organizer. The
whites have organized cavalry com-
pany for protection.
The New York Worlds balloon.
which started from 81. Louis Friday
afternoon 70. the East, Was forced 70
deco nd near CentrAlia. Illinois. about
So miles distant. that same night.
A fight for $4,000 and the light.
weight championship fthe world took
place Friday night. thirty miles from
New York, up the Sound, between
Jem Carney. the English champion,
and jimmy Mitchell, Of Ph,lndelphisJ
Carney knocked Mitchell out in the
eleventh roun'',
Benjamin +. Pits, Governor of
Montana from 1870 10 1883, died mt
Galcns, Montana, Friday.
A stage was robbed ne,r Bald win,
Mo. The hiyawaymcn got $3.50.
A vi2ilanc, comm iltee al Flushing;
New York, ducks all married men
found out after III o'clock unacc3m.
panied by their wives.
There Vas another big railroad
robbery in Texas Saturday. Twelve
men armed with Winchester riff .
and revolvsrs captured an express
train on the Southern Pacific railway
near Scbulcnburg. and secured about
$4,000 in money, jeweIry, express
packages. registered let ere. &c.
Messrs. +. J. Hsrnison, Robert
Garrett and others have bought tho
celebrated Weyer's Cave. on tue She
nandcah Valley Railroad. Tho pur-
c. asers, 1t Is stated. Will build largo
hotel snd open up the cave to visitors.
IL is also announced that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad company will
probably build a stem from their
main line 20 the cave, which is Uuly
about four m les distant.
Two hundred Poles, employed by
the Chicago Lumber Company in CHS
cago. knocked of work and refused
TO return for the reason that the com.
pany introduced negro into tLcir
midst.
Dc. Carver, the marksman. Who has
been giving exhibitions Ct rifle shoot.
ing in Pnilodelpliia, suffered severe
injuries to his eyes through the ex.
plosior of cartridge. His phi, stefan
states that the time Of his recovery is
very uncsrtsin.
Mrs. Nancy 3eall, Of Ea on. Ohio.
was murdered by her son, IL years
Of age. He ~ill probably be lynched.
The New YORK commissioners of
emigration have ordered that the ee-
ven stowaways five boys and two men,
who arrived there or the steamer
Queen. from England. shall be taken
back on the same steamsr. II was
also ordered that six destitute Arab
families who arrived from Rotterdam
in the LeeIdam be taken back.
Il enjamin lance Golore d, charged
with attempted assault on young
lady in 81. Mary's county, was taken
from the Jail at Leonardtown, Md,
AID lyncaed.
Mrs. Nancy Miller celebrated her
10Th birthday at Cumberland, Md.
Six persons were killed, many in
jured and 20U buildings blown down
by tornado in Northern Dakota.
General Meade's monument in Fair
mount Park, Pl iIadelphia. will be dee
dictated on October 1S.
Hon. John 8. Wise. Of Virginia has
accepted on invitation to deliver the
Grafton in Independence Square, Pills
nde'phioJ on the coming 4th of July.